After being caressed and healed by the gentle Canglang Water, Shi Ming and Rong Bing recovered their strength and dove into the depths of the ocean.
The depths of the sea should have been utterly dark, a pitch-black void.
But the deeper Shi Ming dove, the more he sensed a peculiar rhythm permeating the water, as if the very laws of the universe were woven into it. After descending three thousand meters, he saw a faint glimmer in the distance, like a brilliant moon resting on the seabed.
The Bodhi Tree of Suffering!
Unlike the Immortal Fusang Tree at the center of the Sea of Boiling, where the Three-Eyed Golden Crow resided, the Bodhi Tree of Suffering's branches and leaves emitted a warm, gentle, jade-like luster. It swayed slowly in the deep-sea currents. Occasionally, a leaf would break off and be swept away by the undercurrent, becoming a great fortune for lesser sea beasts. Its leaves were not green, but a soft, moon-like color, immaculate and untainted.
